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Myxi

Vix

Alpha Buck
A friend of mine has had one of her rabbits put to sleep today due to myxi :cry: the others have all been vaccinated but obviously they may well come down with it too. Could i pass it onto my rabbits if i go to my friends house then back here does that pose a risk to my buns?
 
I believed it's passed on by blood sucking insects, such as mosquitoes and possibly fleas... so in that way, most likely not. But have your bunnies been vaccinated against it?
 
No my bunnies are not vaccinated but i will start a seperate thread about that. :) I just want to find out how contagious this is and whether i could pass it onto them?
 
It can be spread by fleas so technically yes you could transport them on you from her house to yours but it's not as highly contagious as diseases like VHD.

It's a good idea to treat any cats/dogs regularly for fleas and take precautions against flies.

Vaccinated rabbits are much less likely to catch myxi and if they do it's often the atypical nodular strain which isn't usually fatal.

Tam
 
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